5.5% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Felixstow · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Felixstow
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A smaller proportion of adults in Felixstow are working or looking for work compared to other areas, with only 54.8% active in the labour force. This local workforce is largely professional, with many residents finding employment in health and education.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of adults working or looking for work is well below the South Australian figure of 60.0%. While full-time employment at 56.6% is about the same as the state, the unemployment rate of 5.5% is higher than in most similar areas.
54.8% ▲ +9.0%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.3%
- 2016: 47.9%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.6% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 17.4%. Education and training also see high employment at 10.5%, followed by professional and technical services at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for residents, accounting for 31.3% of the workforce. Other frequent roles include clerical and administrative work at 14.2% and community and personal service jobs at 13.4%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Felixstow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40433/felixstow/topic/employment